otter
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EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Otter, Dutch otter, German Otter, Swedish utter, Norwegian oter, Icelandic otur, Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), Russian вы́дра (výdra), and Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, “water snake”). More etymology under English water.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒt.ə/
- (US) enPR: ŏtʹər, IPA(key): /ˈɑtɚ/, [(ʔ)ɑɾɚ]
- Homophone: odder (US)
- Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ)
NounEdit
otter (plural otters)
- An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
- (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
Corruption of annotto.
NounEdit
otter (uncountable)
ReferencesEdit
- Webster 1913 [1]
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
NounEdit
otter c (singular definite otteren, plural indefinite ottere)
- eight (the card rank between seven and nine)
InflectionEdit
See alsoEdit
Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text) | ||||||
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es | toer | treer | firer | femmer | sekser | syver |
otter | nier | tier | knægt, bonde | dame, dronning | konge | joker |
ReferencesEdit
- “otter” in Den Danske Ordbog
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch otter, from Old Dutch ottar, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
otter m (plural otters, diminutive ottertje n)
Derived termsEdit
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch ottar, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).
NounEdit
otter m
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “otter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “otter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle EnglishEdit
WestrobothnianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
otter m
- otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae